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Snake handling is a religious ritual in a small number of Christian churches in the U.S., usually characterized as rural and Pentecostal. Practitioners believe it dates to antiquity and quote the Bible to support the practice, especially:

"They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." (Mark 16:18)

"Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you." (Luke 10:19)

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'while jake was handling the snake from his pants, he failed to notice the one coming up behind him.'
NicCacoon (Nicolina Ciccone) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:22:33 -0000
'while jake was handling the snake from his pants, he failed to notice the one coming up behind him.'
On my bed with 2 girls. One has throwing knives and the other is handling my snake. YEAH!
CHUNK_KELLY (CHUNK_KELLY) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:01:59 -0000
On my bed with 2 girls. One has throwing knives and the other is handling my snake. YEAH!
@kitwitch Figured out his family helped start one of those snake handling churches, lol
RedBeanSidhe (Tina Wallace) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:21:25 -0000
@kitwitch Figured out his family helped start one of those snake handling churches, lol
Preaching Mark 16 Sunday & still reading over and over the snake handling and deadly poison section. Any east tenn./ky folks have insight?
bendockery (bendockery) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:10:48 -0000
Preaching Mark 16 Sunday & still reading over and over the snake handling and deadly poison section. Any east tenn./ky folks have insight?
World's only stand-up comic, snake-handling magician|For 25 years Daryl Sprout has entertained with...snakes. .. http://oohja.com/x3mv0
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World's only stand-up comic, snake-handling magician|For 25 years Daryl Sprout has entertained with...snakes. .. http://oohja.com/x3mv0
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GooBill (Bill Jones) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:11:27 -0000
World's only stand-up comic, snake-handling magician|For 25 years Daryl Sprout has entertained with...snakes. .. http://oohja.com/x3muG

 
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Augusta Chronicle: Taking Up Serpents - Article about an incident in which a pastor was bitten and hospitalized also includes an overview of the Holiness snake-handling movement.

If God Was a Rattlesnake, Would You Pick it Up? - Review of the book 'Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia' and general discussion of the practice.

Religious Movements: Snake Handlers - Discussion of the beliefs and history of serpent handling religion in North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia, as well as legal and other issues associated with the practice.

Snake Handlers - Discussion of the religious beliefs and worship practices of groups that practice serpent handling, including the history of these traditions.

Snake Handlers and the Law - Information about laws applicable to religious snake handling in several Appalachian jurisdictions.

Snake Handling - Skeptics' analysis of the practice of snake handling, including the scriptural basis and an explanation of why participants are seldom bitten.

404 Snake Handling in the Pentecostal Church: The Precedent Set by George Hensley - Student paper on the origins of snake handling religious traditions.

Sound Portraits: John Brown, Jr., Serpent Handler - Radio documentary recording the words of a preacher who later died from a snake bite. Includes audio file and transcript.
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Taking Up Serpents: A History of Snake Handling - Publisher's synopsis of a scholarly book about the practice, by David Kimbrough.

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